The articles listed and linked above are also linked in their
appropriate sections of our website.

From the Editor

Last month, I said I’d discuss the new Freelance Traveller Forums
this month. Unfortunately, due to a case of “too much hands on my time”
(read it again; I wrote it exactly as I meant it), they’re not up and
running yet. We apologize for the delay, and hope that we will soon be
able to announce their availability.

The new forums, as I said last
month, will be oriented more toward support of the magazine than to
general Traveller discussion; for the latter, there are already
excellent forums for general discussion at Citizens of the Imperium, at
Mongoose Publishing, at Steve Jackson Games, and at SFRPG. Overcoming
the inertia of these sites is a difficult proposition at best.

So,
what does “support of the magazine” really mean? First, it means that
you’ll be able to provide feedback. We’re not abandoning the use of
email for that; just providing another option. Second, it means that if
you have a question about writing for us, you’ll be able to get an
answer by checking out the “Writer’s Guide” and “FAQ” sections. Third,
at the columnist’s option, there will be a section where you can discuss
the regular columns, and reasonably expect to see the columnist respond.
There will also be forum sections to match the various departments of
the magazine, where articles of the indicated type may be discussed.
Fourth, any “community” projects to be undertaken under Freelance
Traveller’s auspices will use the forums as both a discussion area and
work-in-progress repository. We have one project we’d like to resurrect,
and another that will soon be proposed to certain relevant individuals,
and we hope that there will ultimately be more. Finally, the forums will
serve as a combined “slush pile” and “writers’ workshop” for future
articles to appear in the magazine—potential authors will be able to
post drafts and get comments, both on the content and the writing. A
separate subsection will be available for in-depth technical discussions
relevant to articles posted for commentary, as well.

We hope you’ll
join us when we’re ready; we’re looking forward to your participation in
making Freelance Traveller the best magazine it can be.